BOY ERASED
3 out of 5 stars
This is the second film this year covering gay converging programs. The first one was The Miseducation Of Cameron Post, which was just okay. This film starring Lucas Hedges, with help by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe as his parents.
This is a little bit better than Miseducation....but that is about it. The character of Jared Eamons (Hedges) is fleshed out fuller in this movie than Miseducation's (Moretz). Hedges is great in this film. However it maybe just a tough story to tell....it seems the film falls flat again as it creates characters around the leads, we then care about the characters and then like Miseducation they disappear with no story. It is annoying. Per example Jesse LaTourette we constantly see. The camera stays on her, and I still have no idea why. She seemed interesting. It is odd.
Kidman is being talked about for an Oscar nod. I did not see it, but I see it for Hedges and Edgerton as Victor Sykes the scary leader of this group.
Well it is a disturbing story which may be worth a look for home viewing...for the performances.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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